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Monthly Statistical Snapshot, February 2016

(released March 2016)

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Table 1. Number of people receiving Social Security, Supplemental Security Income, or both
Table 2. Social Security benefits
Table 3. Supplemental Security Income recipients
Table 1. Number of people receiving Social Security, Supplemental Security Income (SSI), or both, February 2016 (in thousands)
Type of beneficiary Total Social Security only SSI only Both Social Security and SSI
All beneficiaries 65,377 57,026 5,588 2,763
Aged 65 or older 44,353 42,184 965 1,204
Disabled, under age 65 a 14,213 8,030 4,623 1,559
Other b 6,811 6,811 . . . . . .
SOURCES: Social Security Administration, Master Beneficiary Record and Supplemental Security Record, 100 percent data.
NOTES: Social Security beneficiaries who are entitled to a primary and a secondary benefit (dual entitlement) are counted only once in this table. SSI counts include recipients of federal SSI, federally administered state supplementation, or both.
. . . = not applicable.
a. Includes children receiving SSI based on their own disability.
b. Social Security beneficiaries who are neither aged nor disabled (for example, early retirees, young survivors).
CONTACT: (410) 965-0090 or statistics@ssa.gov.

For detailed annual and time series program data, see our Annual Statistical Supplement.

Table 2. Social Security benefits, February 2016
Type of beneficiary Beneficiaries Total monthly benefits (millions of dollars) Average monthly benefit (dollars)
Number (thousands) Percent
Total 60,200 100.0 74,088 1,230.70
Old-Age and Survivors Insurance 49,406 82.1 63,053 1,276.23
Retirement benefits 43,341 72.0 56,299 1,298.98
Retired workers 40,339 67.0 54,244 1,344.70
Spouses of retired workers 2,343 3.9 1,625 693.64
Children of retired workers 659 1.1 430 652.77
Survivor benefits 6,065 10.1 6,754 1,113.60
Children of deceased workers 1,911 3.2 1,594 834.14
Widowed mothers and fathers 130 0.2 121 928.71
Nondisabled widow(er)s 3,764 6.3 4,852 1,289.11
Disabled widow(er)s 259 0.4 186 718.31
Parents of deceased workers 1 (L) 1 1,140.64
Disability Insurance 10,794 17.9 11,035 1,022.34
Disabled workers 8,897 14.8 10,372 1,165.83
Spouses of disabled workers 139 0.2 44 319.47
Children of disabled workers 1,758 2.9 619 351.99
SOURCE: Social Security Administration, Master Beneficiary Record, 100 percent data.
NOTE: (L) = less than 0.05 percent.
CONTACT: (410) 965-0090 or statistics@ssa.gov.

For more detailed monthly OASDI information, visit the Actuary's website for Beneficiary Data.

Table 3. Supplemental Security Income recipients, February 2016
Age Recipients Total payments a (millions of dollars) Average monthly payment b (dollars)
Number (thousands) Percent
All recipients 8,351 100.0 4,770 539.11
Under 18 1,268 15.2 858 642.47
18–64 4,914 58.8 2,968 559.04
65 or older 2,169 26.0 943 433.59
SOURCE: Social Security Administration, Supplemental Security Record, 100 percent data.
a. Includes retroactive payments.
b. Excludes retroactive payments.
CONTACT: (410) 965-0090 or statistics@ssa.gov.

For more detailed monthly SSI information, see SSI Monthly Statistics.